Not long after the Detroit Lions set an [URL="http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/National+Football+League?tid=informline"]NFL[/URL] record with 34 f ourth-quarter points last Sunday to stun the reigning NFC champion [URL="http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Chicago+Bears?tid=informline"]Chicago Bears[/URL], Lions quarterback [URL="http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Jon+Kitna?tid=informline"]Jon Kitna[/URL] proclaimed that [URL="http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Detroit+Lions?tid=informline"]Detroit[/URL]'s burgeoning offensive juggernaut was based on passing the ball, consequences be damned.